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Commelina africana
As recorded: Commelina africana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Dreyer, L.L.
- Collector number
- 210
- Date
- December 7, 1992
- Locality
- Kangwane: Songimvelo Game Reserve. Schooncord Farm
- Region
- South Africa
- Elevation
- 1,470 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1992, Dreyer, L.L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Acanthospermum australe
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Clutia virgata
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Cyanotis speciosa
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Cyperus niveus
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Cyperus niveus
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Helichrysum chionosphaerum
Botany
Helichrysum nudifolium
Botany
Helichrysum odoratissimum
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Helichrysum odoratissimum
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Hilliardiella hirsuta
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Ophrestia oblongifolia
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Panicum
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Psammotropha myriantha
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Seriphium plumosum
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Commelina africana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,053 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Mossel Bay Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Dyllan Unterhorst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ugu District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Candyce Areington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa
(c) Grant Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Meyer St & 29th Ave, Rietfontein, Pretoria, 0084, South Africa
(c) Hildegard Klein, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Bojanala, ZA-NW, ZA
(c) rynoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
City Of Tshwane, Gauteng, ZA
(c) epmitchell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Commelina africana. BISH 644330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432772 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026